Risto Mätas

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Risto Mätas
Mätas in 2011
Personal information
Born (1984-04-30) 30 April 1984 (age 39)
Pärsti, Estonia
Height1.89 m (6 ft 2+12 in)
Weight92 kg (203 lb)
Sport
Country Estonia
SportTrack and field
EventJavelin throw
Achievements and titles
Personal best83.48 m (2013)
Updated on 31 August 2013.

Risto Mätas (born 30 April 1984) is a retired Estonian track and field athlete who competed in the javelin throw. His personal best throw is 83.48 m, achieved in August 2013 in Kohila.

Achievements

Year Competition Venue Position Result
Representing  Estonia
2003 European Junior Championships Tampere, Finland 12th 61.18 m
2005 Universiade İzmir, Turkey 14th (q) 70.52 m
2006 European Championships Gothenburg, Sweden 19th (q) 74.58 m
2007 Universiade Bangkok, Thailand 6th 77.29 m
2011 Universiade Shenzhen, China 4th 78.99 m
2012 European Championships Helsinki, Finland 10th 75.85 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 21st (q) 78.56 m
2013 European Cup Winter Throwing Castellón, Spain 3rd 79.10 m
World Championships Moscow, Russia 8th 80.03 m
2014 European Cup Winter Throwing Leiria, Portugal 3rd 80.58 m
European Championships
Zürich, Switzerland
6th 80.73 m
2015 World Championships
Beijing, China
12th 76.79 m
2016 European Championships
Amsterdam, Netherlands
4th 82.03 m
Olympic Games
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
22nd (q) 79.40 m

Seasonal bests by year

  • 2005 – 79.68
  • 2006 – 80.53
  • 2007 – 77.29
  • 2008 – 79.38
  • 2009 – 73.56
  • 2011 – 81.56
  • 2012 – 82.10
  • 2013 – 83.48
  • 2014 – 80.73
  • 2015 – 82.06
  • 2016 – 83.09

References